Historic site · Glasnevin · Dublin

The O'Connell Tower

Glasnevin counts The O'Connell Tower, a historic site, among its places to visit. Around it, National Botanic Gardens (300 m) comes first on our list. Its home is County Dublin.

Where

In Glasnevin

inside the neighbourhood

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Historic site in Glasnevin

Inside Glasnevin

The O'Connell Tower is inside Glasnevin’s neighbourhood. Towns near it ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

Warm weather in Glasnevin runs June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan9° / 3°62 mm

Feb10° / 3°52 mm

Mar11° / 4°52 mm

Apr13° / 6°52 mm

May16° / 9°56 mm

Jun19° / 11°64 mm

Jul20° / 13°61 mm

Aug20° / 13°70 mm

Sep18° / 11°63 mm

Oct15° / 8°77 mm

Nov11° / 5°84 mm

Dec9° / 3°73 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Glasnevin, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Glasnevin (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Glasnevin’s full climate →

About

The O'Connell Tower

Historic site.

In Glasnevin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Glasnevin

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The O'Connell Tower on the map

Find The O'Connell Tower in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near The O'Connell Tower

With 18,644 people, Stoneybatter is the largest of the 8. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Glasnevin

9,299 people · 156 places to visit

2 · 100 m southwest of it

Cabra East

13,895 people · 157 places to visit

3 · 600 m west of it

Cabra West

9,786 people · 157 places to visit

4 · 700 m south of it

Phibsborough

11,657 people · 156 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The O'Connell Tower is	People	Places to visit
Glasnevin	It’s in town	9,299	156
Cabra East	100 m southwest of it	13,895	157
Cabra West	600 m west of it	9,786	157
Phibsborough	700 m south of it	11,657	156
Drumcondra	800 m east of it	11,149	156
Ballygall	800 m north of it	11,704	149
Finglas South	900 m northwest of it	12,475	147
Stoneybatter	1.1 km south of it	18,644	158

Make a day of it

Next door to The O'Connell Tower

The places within 15 km include 4 museums, 2 art galleries and a garden.

Garden · Office of Public WorksNational Botanic Gardens300 m away 2

Art galleryHugh Lane Gallery1.9 km away 3

MuseumDublin Writers Museum2 km away 4

Art galleryOlivier Cornet Gallery1.9 km away 5MuseumMuseumNational Wax Museum Plus1.9 km away 6AttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksReconstructed viking house400 m away 7MuseumMuseumExperience Glasnevin: Ireland's National Cemetery100 m away 8MuseumMuseumCroke Park Stadium1.9 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to The O'Connell Tower

Where is The O'Connell Tower?

The O'Connell Tower is in Glasnevin, Dublin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.

What is The O'Connell Tower?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit The O'Connell Tower?

June to September are the warmest months in Glasnevin, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near The O'Connell Tower?

Within 15 km: National Botanic Gardens (300 m), Hugh Lane Gallery (1.9 km), Dublin Writers Museum (2 km) and Olivier Cornet Gallery (1.9 km).

Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

National Botanic Gardens: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hugh Lane Gallery: Rwxrwxrwx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dublin Writers Museum: Sir James, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Olivier Cornet Gallery: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).